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Mpho Moteka lost R50k worth of livestock due to terrible weather.
South Africans have been trying their best to raise money for the young farmer through #SaveMphosBusiness.
Mpho suffered a great loss after R50k worth of livestock died due to heavy rainfall. SAns rallied together to raise R34 000 for him. Image: @MphoMotekaSource: Twitter
Mpho shared a tweet on 7 February, heartbroken that he had lost such a large number of livestock.
On 9 February, Mpho confirmed that he is now R16k away from the R50k goal.
The young farmer felt extremely demotivated after losing such a large number of his stock.
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Mpho’s defeat didn’t go unnoticed as SAns decided to come together to help him.
#SaveMphosBusiness was created where parody account Jan Van Potgieter asked peeps to help Mpho out.
He shared an image of Mpho’s banking details alongside the post about Mpho giving up.
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Jan Van Potgieter asked tweeps for donations of at least R10 to help save Mpho’s business.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
Reeshni has a passion for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
